March 1995

GN9503.TXT

    Thanks for taking the time to download the Mar/Apr 1995 issue of
                              "GFX News"
                   (Pronounced "gee-eff-ex News")
               Produced by Eric Hsiao (hsiaoe@rpi.edu)
 
     GFX News comes from the same creators as GIF News, another 
  magazine launched back in November 1988 that followed the same
  format.
 
     Each page of the magazine is stored in .GIF file format.
  GIF viewers are widespread and freely available for all types of
  computer systems. This issue of GFX News uses screen resolution 
  of 640x480 pixels in 256 colors.
 
     Each .GIF file represents one page of the magazine. They are
  ordered in the following way, so you know what page you are reading.
  You can also tell the month and year of the issue you are reading by
  the filename.
 
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   GFX News  |     Month
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            Year
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     In this archive the following files should be included:
     gn9503.zip [Volume 2  Number 2  Released: Mar 20, 1995]
 
     file_id.diz  <--- BBS file descriptor
     gn9503.txt   <--- This text file that you are reading right now
     gn9503-1.gif <--- Page 1
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  like the GFX News Fun & Games Page, where you will find a new weekly 
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  cost of production and distribution.
 
                                Thank you,
                                Eric Hsiao
 
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(((+) GFX News Mar/Apr 95 Vol 2 Num 2 (+)))
A NEW magazine that brings you the latest
computer NEWS and REVIEWS in full-screen,
Super VGA, high-resolution color GraFiX! 
===>This issue: Linux Expo '95, Star Trek
CD-ROM Game Delayed, Register for Comdex
Online, IBM PCs now come with OS/2, Atari
2600 Does Windows, IRC Rejects IPhone,
and MOD4WIN Windows MOD player reviewed.